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Karl Gordon Henize, an Uncommon card
Karl Gordon Henize was an American astronomer, space scientist, NASA astronaut, and professor at Northwestern University.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 60
- Power
- 123
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 123 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Karl Gordon Henize quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Karl Gordon Henize card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was a member of the ______ support crew for Apollo 15 and Skylab 2, 3, and 4.
Answer
astronaut. He was a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 15 and Skylab 2, 3, and 4. From the Karl Gordon Henize article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
As a mission specialist on the Spacelab-2 mission, he flew on Space Shuttle Challenger in July/August ____.
Answer
1980s. As a mission specialist on the Spacelab-2 mission, he flew on Space Shuttle Challenger in July/August 1985. From the Karl Gordon Henize article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was stationed at several observatories around the world, including McCormick Observatory, Lamont–Hussey Observatory, Mount Wilson Observatory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Mount Stromlo Observatory.
- He was a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 15 and Skylab 2, 3, and 4.
- As a mission specialist on the Spacelab-2 mission, he flew on Space Shuttle Challenger in July/August 1985.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Karl Gordon Henize article was read about 20,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 60: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Karl Gordon Henize
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Karl Gordon Henize (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
